The Yemeni foreign minister, Abu Bakr al-Kurbi, (second right) speaks to the ambassador Ibrahim Said al-Adoofi (second left) during a session on Yemen at the UN human rights council in Geneva. Yemen's government has expressed its "sorrow and condemnation" over the violence

Yemeni protesters in Sana'a demand the ousting of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Over five days, sporadic clashes have taken place in Sana'a between defected Yemeni forces loyal to anti-government protesters and army and security forces loyal to the president